Areas of Work
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COHSOD Endorses Holistic Strategy to Reduce Adolescent Pregnancy in the Caribbean
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM’s Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) has approved a Strategy and Plan to reduce the number of adolescent pregnancies in each country of the English- and Dutch speaking Caribbean by at least 20 %, over the five year period 2014 – 2019. The plan was developed by a multi-sectoral and multidisciplinary Regional…
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CARICOM Canada project improving regional flow of CSME information
Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Lucia and St. Kitts and Nevis to benefit from capacity-building project (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As part of its on-going efforts to advance the full implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), the CARICOM Secretariat is undertaking a six month project aimed at enhancing the distribution of information about the Single Market’s…
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AIDS 2014: Key Messages/Lessons for the Caribbean
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Twentieth International AIDS conference is over. Far from over, however, is what must be done on this “last climb” to end the epidemics of AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria by 2030, “leaving no one behind”. This is even of more pressing concern, given the fact of an almost gone MDG era and, in this…
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Regional Youth Business Training programme Expands
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Training for the region’s at-risk youth continues to grow, with the launch of the Creativity for Employment and Business, CEBO programme in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, July 21-26 2014. Targeting at-risk youth age 15-29, CEBO is a tool to engage, inspire and create entrepreneurial interest and action among young CARICOM nationals as a…
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Barbados to Host Meeting of Latin American, Caribbean Tourism Ministers
Barbados will soon play host to the 22nd Inter-American Congress of Ministers and High-Level Authorities of Tourism. The meeting, which will be held Sep. 3 and 4 in Bridgetown, will take place under the theme of “Tourism Competitiveness: An Essential Component of Sustainability.” Barbados Tourism Minister Richard Sealy and Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza signed a…
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PANCAP represents Region at 20th International AIDS Conference in Australia
Melbourne, Australia—Caribbean success stories on advocacy and human rights formed part of the region’s presentation to the 20th International AIDS Conference in Australia last week. Dereck Springer, Coordinating Unit Director of the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) was among those who attended to represent PANCAP and the region. Mr Springer had two opportunities to present on behalf…
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Jamaica braces for Ebola Disease
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Caribbean news. The Ministry of Health says it is strengthening its preparedness measures and will increase efforts to make Jamaicans become more vigilant about the Ebola virus currently plaguing West Africa. This follows a recent meeting led by Health Minister Dr Fenton Ferguson with health officials including Dr Marion Bullock DuCasse. Dr DuCasse explained that while Jamaica…
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Risk of Ebola in the Caribbean “Low” says CARPHA, but Preparation Needed
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, August 06, 2014: The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) says the risk of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) being imported to the Caribbean is low. Executive Director of CARPHA, Dr. C. James Hospedales said “There have been no confirmed cases of Ebola in the Caribbean, and overall, the risk of becoming infected with the Ebola virus…
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PANCAP Partners Collaborate on Development of Operational Plan
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The structure established to pave the way for an AIDS-free Caribbean is getting an operational plan. Representatives from regional support agencies within the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) met 24 and 25 July to develop the first biennial operational plan for the implementation of the 2014-2018 Caribbean Regional Strategic Framework (CRSF)…
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CARICOM Secretariat to empower Guyana’s youth with animation skills
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A group of young people in Guyana will get an opportunity to learn valuable animation skills through a project coordinated by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat. The project, which is being implemented in collaboration with Animae Caribe and the Guyana Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, is designed around the use of animation as…
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